Novel tool confers targeted, stable editing of epigenome in human stem cellsScience DailyThe new Salk technology, which is described in the journal Science on May 4, 2017, was used to model mutations in the epigenome associated with colon cancer and to… Continue reading
Novel tool confers targeted, stable editing of epigenome in human stem cellsScience DailyThe new Salk technology, which is described in the journal Science on May 4, 2017, was used to model mutations in the epigenome associated with colon cancer and to… Continue reading
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Monsanto Bets on Next Phase of High-Tech Crops, but It’s Not Alone
Fox Business Over the past year, Monsanto has licensed two different Crispr versions, Crispr-Cas and Crispr–Cpf1, as well as the Exzact technology and another gene-editing platform developed by TargetGene Biotechnologies Ltd. The company has recruited medical and … |
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Skin gun sprays stem cells on to burns victims’ wounds
Daily Mail Doctors harvested nearly 24 million stem cells from an area smaller than an iPhone 5, and sprayed them back on to his body. After four days, a thin layer of skin had regrown over his arms and chest, areas which had suffered the least deep burns. After … |
Wall Street Pit |
New CRISPR Technique Can Potentially Stop Cancer In Its Tracks
Wall Street Pit In a study recently published online on Nature Biotechnology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report that a new technique using the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology effectively targets cancer-causing “fusion genes” and … |
Oncology Nurse Advisor |
CAR T Cells: Keeping Pace With Adverse Effects of an Emerging Therapy
Oncology Nurse Advisor DENVER,CO — The oncology nurses’ role in monitoring and early recognition of the signs and symptoms of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T-cell) toxicities is significant considering the potential severity of these adverse effects, according to a … |
Cancer Research UK (blog) |
News digest – Prostate cancer blood test, falling drinking rates, CRISPR-ing cancer cells and… a cancer-detecting bra?
Cancer Research UK (blog) The Mail Online reports that the ‘cut and paste’ genome editing technology CRISPR has been used to study cancers in mice caused by genes becoming fused together. Our recent posts on CRISPR have more info on the most pressing questions that seem to … |